U.S. National Science Foundation
Plant Genome Research Program
Key facts
- Deadline
- No deadline listed (see notice)
- Award size
- Not specified — see notice
- Total available
- $30M · about 20 awards
- Cost share / match ?
- Not required · Work out your budget and match
- Who can apply
- Other (see eligibility)
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
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How this fits you
- Available in Johnson County (nationwide program)
- No cost share required
- Tennessee recipients since 2023: 23
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About this grant
The Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP) supports genome-scale research that addresses challenging questions of biological, societal and economic importance. PGRP encourages the development of innovative tools, technologies, and resources that empower a broad plant research community to answer scientific questions on a genome-wide scale. Emphasis is placed on the scale and depth of the question being addressed and the creativity of the approach. Data produced by plant genomics should be usable, accessible, integrated across scales, and of high impact across biology. Training, broadening participation, and career development are essential to scientific progress and should be integrated in all PGRP-funded projects.
Two funding tracks are currently available:
• RESEARCH-PGR TRACK: Genome-scale plant research to address fundamental questions in biology, including processes of economic and/or societal importance.
• TRTech-PGR TRACK: Tools, resources, and technology breakthroughs that further enable functional plant genomics.
Eligibility (from the notice)
*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following:
-Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies and similar organizations located in the U.S. that are directly associated with educational or research activities.
-Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs): Two- and four-year IHEs (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Special Instructions for International Branch Campuses of US IHEs: If the proposal includes funding to be provided to an international branch campus of a US institution of higher education (including through use of sub-awards and consultant arrangements), the proposer must explain the benefit(s) to the project of performance at the international branch campus, and justify why the project activities cannot be performed at the US campus.
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Who in Tennessee has won this program
23 awards to Tennessee recipients in 3 counties since federal FY2023 · 0 in Johnson County. Largest shown:
| Recipient | Where | Amount | FY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $3M | 2024 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $2.5M | 2018 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $2.3M | 2022 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $1.7M | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $1.5M | 2024 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $1.5M | 2020 |
| University Of Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | $1.5M | 2025 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $1.5M | 2027 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $1.4M | 2021 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $1.4M | 2021 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $1.3M | 2024 |
| University Of Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | $1.3M | 2021 |
Source: USAspending.gov. Past awards show who this program funds; they don't guarantee future awards.
About the program (47.074)
Biological Sciences — (BIO)
How applications are judged
Not Applicable.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula.
Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Examples of funded projects
Not Applicable.